The Black Cloud Stronghold under the night sky was like a sleeping giant beast. It was terrifyingly quiet!
In a row of dilapidated wooden houses, an old bandit in his fifties was smoking a pipe while telling the twenty or so young men beside him about his encounter.
"In the Black Cloud Stronghold, only a small number of people can really eat meat.”
"Only the eight Guardian Deities, the Fort Master, and some other trusted aides can eat meat. Only bandits who have killed people can eat meat, and they have to be divided into grades.”
"As for the ordinary people who were forced into the Black Cloud Stronghold, they still lived a life of hunger and satiety, living a life where there was no tomorrow.”
"It's said that the people under the iron hooves of the Japanese have no right to live.”
"In fact, in this Black Cloud Stronghold, the lives of the commoners who were forced to become bandits are also unpredictable!”
"This old man has already stayed in this Black Cloud Stronghold for nearly a year. I have also tried to escape, but I was captured and beaten several times!”
"That bastard Xie Baoqing, after slaughtering the village, he snatched the young men and made them become bandits in the Black Cloud Stronghold. If they wanted to escape, once they were caught, they would break their hamstrings and throw them into the Wild Wolf Valley to fend for themselves!”
"If it's serious, we'll just shoot them to death!”
"In my impression, there are hundreds of people who die every year in the Black Cloud Stronghold because of escaping. It's too horrible to look at!”
"In order to prevent the commoners from escaping, they confiscated their guns and ammunition. When they went out to rob, they would hand them out. Usually, these hard-working commoners could only take turns to serve the Eight Great Vajras and their trusted aides. Those real bandits lived a luxurious life all day!”
When the old man said this, he choked up.
When the twenty over young men saw this, they all revealed angry expressions.
However, one of the young men who seemed to be the leader raised his eyebrows and said.
"Did no one manage to escape?”
"As long as someone successfully escapes, we can report it to the officials and destroy the Black Cloud Stronghold. Wouldn't everyone's suffering be resolved?”
"Report to the authorities?"
The old man looked at the young man in disdain and sneered.
"In this chaotic era, officials can't even protect themselves in time. Who dares to act rashly?”
"It's better to avoid trouble. In addition, the surroundings of the Black Cloud Stronghold are the territory of the devils. Which official dares to cross the territory of the devils and cause trouble in the Black Cloud Stronghold?”
"Therefore, even if the people report it to the officials, the officials are powerless!”
"Oh, right, little brother, which village are you from? Why did they capture you guys up the mountain?”
The old man obviously didn't want to talk about this matter anymore, so he immediately changed the topic.
The young man nodded when he saw this.
"We came from the enemy's territory and were given to the Eighth Route Army in Ouyang Village. However, we were unexpectedly captured by the bandits of the Black Cloud Stronghold.”
The young man sighed.
"We, twenty or so brothers, organized this support to support the resistance against Japan. We didn't expect to be kidnapped by these damn bandits!”
"By the way, old man, I heard that there are a total of six to seven hundred bandits in the Black Cloud Stronghold, but I didn't see that many during the day.”
"Six or seven hundred? Xie Baoqing is bullshitting!"
When the old man heard this, he immediately revealed a disdainful expression.
"Among the bandits of the Black Cloud Stronghold, only the eight Guardian Deities and their special operation team have the strength to fight. There are more than seventy people in total. The other four hundred or so people are just a group of ordinary people. Although they can shoot and form a formation, who will fight for their enemies? It's just that they don't put in any effort!"
Upon hearing that the 400 civilians knew how to shoot and could even get into formation, the youth leading the group was delighted.
"Sigh, I originally wanted to go and join the Eighth Route Army, fight the devils, and avenge my parents and fellow villagers.”
"But now it seems that it's impossible!”
"What the hell? Are you going to join the Eighth Route?"
The old man seemed to have heard something, and his eyes suddenly lit up.
He didn't even care that the tobacco pipe in his mouth fell to the ground.
He grabbed the young man's hand and asked excitedly.
"Little brother, you have the connections to participate in the eighth route?”
"Yeah, I have connections. This time, I'm going to participate in the eighth route, but... Sigh!”
The young man sighed, giving off a feeling of pity.
"Brother, if you really have the connections, then bring us along. We bandits are not like bandits, and criminals are not like criminals. We are working hard and want to join the Eighth Route Army every day. We pick up our own guns and fight the devils and bandits!”
"However, because we are bandits, if we don't have any connections, I'm afraid the 8th Route Army won't accept us!”
"Can you represent the four hundred people? Can they listen to you?"
The young man's eyes lit up and he hesitated.
"Listen, I am their leader. I can represent them.”
"But…Sigh, we can't escape.”
"I have connections. I have people in the Eighth Route Army. My man also told me that if anyone wants to join the Eighth Route Army, I can bring them with me.”
The old man did not answer the young man's question. Instead, he stood up and carefully examined the young man.
Then, he retracted his gaze and glanced at the twenty or so people in the room. He then tiptoed to the door and glanced at the bandit guards fifty meters away through the crack in the door. Then, he looked around.
She tiptoed back.
Then, under the watchful eyes of everyone, he lifted the mat on the Kang.
After moving the brick bed a few times, a pitch-black hole appeared in front of everyone.
"Little brother, this cave leads directly to the back of the mountain. We can use this cave to escape from the devil's clutches. Similarly, outsiders can also use this cave to enter the village.”
"How is it? Take everyone away?"
"If you have a way out, why don't you choose to escape?”
"Old man, don't tell me that you don't want to leave the Black Cloud Stronghold?”
The young man looked at the pitch-black cave and thought for a moment before suddenly asking.
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